second term strategic plan right now. her focus so far, helping military families. >> i won't be satiied, nor will my husband, until every single veteran and military spouse, who wants a job, has one. moving is fun, right? >> reporter: and the let's move the fraud. after years of denial, lance campaign aimed at combating childhood obesity. armstrong finally admits to lying and doping throughout his some critics have wondered why the harvard educated lawyer cycling career. >> i've use d this situation as hasn't taken on more policy-heavy endeavors. one big lie. that i repeated a lot of times. >> do you feel like you have to avoid controversy? >> you know, i think that i am >> and he admits to bullying ne who tried to expose him. strategic. i try to be strategic, because i this morning, armstrong's former want to make sure that things that i do further my husband's teammate, and the head of his charity, react in exclusive live administration. >> reporter: and the president interviews. not adding up, new details is also showing off a new look, come out about the hoax sort of. surrounding notre dame football just moments ago, the white star manti te'o and new house released this new official questions over how he didn't portrait of president obama. know his girlfriend never this is also on the white house existed. when will the truth come out? and new term, new do. flicker page. first lady michelle obama changes up her hairstyle with a all this, as he prepares to

start another four years as bang as the final preparations commander in chief. savannah? >> when you say new look, i'm are being made in washington to expecting bangs but thank you so host the president's second much. >> i don't think that's good for the president, no. >> it's a big weekend, of inaugural "today," friday, course, for the president. january 18th, 2013. we will all be down there this weekend. "weekend today" will be there, lester, erica, jenna, dylan for >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer a special edition of "weekend today." and monday morning, matt, and savannah guthrie live from willie, al, natalie and i will studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. have coverage of the events, the >> and good morning. ceremony, parade, all the pomp welcome to "today" on a friday and circumstance as it were. >> it's always an amazing event morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. to actually watch unfold. i'm savannah guthrie. this is a confession years in we hope you'll join us monday the making. did you watch lance armstrong morning and throughout the weekend. interview? >> i have to say i did. and even though we all expected, let's get a check of your we all thought we knew what we weather now from al. >> thank you so much, guys. were going to hear, when you our friends are all hanging out, little on the chilly side here. heard those blunt answers to we have had snow -- this is direct questions, it was still funny. somewhat starting. >> a lot of people had been we've seen more snow in north carolina than they've seen in waiting to hear what armstrong chicago this year. would say, the disgraced cyclist they've got about four to six inches, some places in the using everything from human mountains of the appalachians growth hormone to testosterone. picking up 16" of snow.

take a look there. maybe not the answer some people as far as your weekend is wanted to hear. >> for years, cyclist tyler concerned, weekend weather looking pretty good. we've got sunny skies throughout hamilton, that man right there, much of the country. accused armstrong of doping and clipper bringing lake-effect he faced armstrong's fury as a snow across the great lakes. sunday, more of the same. frigid conditions. result. we'll find out what he thinks, arctic express moves in. after watching the interview. later in the show, the highs for minneapolis about 6 below. and then on monday, or the question everyone is asking, can three-day forecast, sunny skies, temperatures in the 40s by the live strong charity go on? we'll ask the ceo. inaugural day, partly cloudy skies. one in four chance of some snow showers, temperature of about 38 degrees. that's what's goins. have you noticed you didn't make quite as much as you did before the new year came? of course, you are not alone. what is behind this sudden cut >> good morning. in pay and give you ideas of what you could do to offset that it is going to be a breezy and loss. the story we hope will bring a smile to your face. what folks in one city are doing chilly day in baltimore. to boost the spirits of random it will feel like it is in the strangers. >> great story. we want to start with lance 20's armstrong's confession. anne thompson has more on what he had to say. ann, go anne, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. lance armstrong said he had the perfect story for so long,

overcoming cancer, winning the tour de france, and it wasn't true. lance armstrong was emotional, but not tearful, apologetic, but >> four really great hats. not contrite. get your weather any time you in an exclusive sbrou on own, armstrong admitted to oprah need it, weather channel on winfrey what had long been cable or weather.com. matt? >> al, thank you very much. suspected. >> in all seven of your tour de you probably have mcafee france victories, did you ever anti-virus software on your home take banned substances or blood computer right now. the man behind that highly dope? >> yes. successful product has been all >> armstrong said he started over the news for a very doping in the mid '90s, before he had cancer. his cocktail was the blood different reason. booster epo, transfusions and he was wanted for questioning in testosterone, all banned. and all denied by him for years the murder of a man in belize. until this interview. only problem is that police there couldn't find him. keith morrison did. >> reporter: some stories break. others evolve. this one erupted. >> john mcafee says he will not >> it's too late for probably most people and that's my fault. turn himself into police. >> reporter: american ex-pat, murdered in belize and john mcafee sought for question iing. i've used this situation as one big lie that i repeated a lot of times. >> a lie that, over the he was on the run for nearly a month. but what was it all about?

dogs. john mcafee's dogs and his 90-minute program, he made clear was contrary to his own view of neighbor, greg f auchaull's hatf doping. >> did it feel wrong? those dogs. >> at the time, no. >> he told people that he was >> it did not even feel wrong? going to poison those dogs. >> no. scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> reporter: after they were poisoned, they were found dead. and mcafee was on the run. >> i had absolutely nothing to >> no, even scarier. do with it. i knew him, but just barely. >> did you feel in any way that >> reporter: he used it to change the subject from murder to corruption in belize. you were cheating? in search of the real mcafee, we >> no, the scariest. >> reporter: went to san francisco, belize, performance-enhancing drugs, he says, was part of the sport, guatemala, meeting neighbors, like air in the riders' tires or bodyguards and girlfriends. the stories we heard about the water in their bottle. 67-year-old's teenage harem. >> i didn't start the culture but i didn't prevent the >> i was ready to shoot him and culture. that's my mistake. for some reason i missed. >> reporter: while armstrong >> you tried to shoot him? confessed to being a bully -- >> i was a bully in the sense that i just tried to control the >> uh-huh. >> you stayed together after that? >> oh, yeah. he loved me more, i guess. narrative. >> reporter: when we finally >> reporter: armstrong denied

forcing other riders to dope. cornered mr. mcafee in a place and disputed claims by teammates he couldn't control the tyler hamilton and floyd landis situation, sparks flew. that he tested positive during >> i know who killed the dogs. the 2001 tour de suisse and then >> reporter: who? >> the government. >> a witness who has no reason paid off the cycling union. >> there was no positive test. to lie says greg faull said he's there was no paying off the lab. going to kill the dogs. >> he drank a lot. there was no secret meeting with he always said that. i know he is not the person who the lab director. >> reporter: armstrong did admit killed my dogs. he ruthlessly went after people the government poisoned the who told the truth, suing so dogs. >> so who killed greg faull? many, he couldn't remember. >> how would i know? >> you were suing people and you >> the whole point is that this know that they're telling the is a story about a murder. truth. >> for me, it is not. >> two months after it all what is that? >> it's a -- it's a major flaw. began, john mcafee is back in the states, making movie deals and it's a guy who expect ed to while greg faull's father told us the family is still waiting get whatever he wanted and to for answers that may never come. >> it almost feels hopeless, control every outcome. and it's inexcusable. because it's a foreign country. and that's -- when i say that i don't know how to handle it. >> reporter: but it's there are people that will hear this and will never forgive me, desperately important to know?

>> his whole family is just i understand that. terribly broken up. we all are. >> reporter: for "today," i'm i do. keith morrison, nbc news, los >> armstrong blames his downfall angeles. on his return to the tour in >> you can see much more of keith's story tonight on 2009 and 2010, even though he "dateline" at 9:00, 8:00 central says he raced clean during those time here on nbc. years. up next, the reason behind that comeback did not sit well your incredibly shrinking with floyd landis, who lost his paycheck, right after this. tour title to doping and landis one. began to talk. two. three. matt? >> anne thompson, thank you very my credit card rewards are easy to remember with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. much. tyler hamilton is one of earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. armstrong's former teammates and [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [ all ] 3% on gas. in his new book "the secret no hoops to jump through. i earn more cash back on the things i buy the most. race," he says that armstrong [ woman ] it's as easy as... one! doped. you knew the truth. -two. -[ all ] three! we were all hearing it for the [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. first time. what was it like to watch it? >> number one, thanks for having apply online or at a bank of america near you. me on the show. i just want to make this point, that i think it's a huge, huge first step for lance armstrong. for a lot of people, it's raw.

i've known about it for a long time, since 1998. big first step. it's really what happens next, you know. this year, don't just take time off. the proof is in the pudding. what he does -- basically, what put time in. is he going to do, moving turn spending time with your family forward? >> you spoke to me on the phone, into spending time as a family. tyler, one thing worried you. that he would get emotional, at the one place where every heart-pounding, that he's very good in front of a camera and people would think this comes from the heart and, jaw-dropping, in your opinion, the only reason goose-bumping second counts. lance armstrong is talking now is to help lance armstrong. it's your vacation. don't just take it. mean it. do you still feel that way? >> yeah a bit. but you can tell, it's real. universal orlando. vacation like you mean it. he's very emotional and he's definitely sorry. one pharmacist started it all: i don't know. i think it's going to be a hard charles walgreen had a mission next few weeks for him, next few to help people be happy and healthy. months, years. >> i want people -- from inventing the first chocolate malt... >> again, he did the right thing, finally. and it's never too late to tell to creating a nonprofit pharmacy for our troops... the truth. to the first child safety caps. >> i want people to understand, you are someone who has admitted to lying and doping in the past. walgreens has been innovating for over a hundred years. you've been on this show. you said, matt, i lied right to and we're just getting started.

with more and more ways to be well every day, your face in the past. here...at the corner of happy and healthy. >> yes. >> but when you wrote your book and accused lance armstrong of doping he came out strongly against you. and he said, quote -- a statement released by his people, writing a book today about events that allegedly took the affordable care act meanses big changes this year...ected. with more and more ways to be well every day, place more than ten years ago is not about setting the record when you file your taxes. i read the whole 900 pages. straight or righting a wrong. it is greedy, opportunistic and it literally took me weeks. self serving. i will give you a tax and health care review. does he owe you an apology? >> for me, he owes an awful lot i know the law. of other people an apology. i have the solution... and i can help you figure it out. i don't need an apology. we've known each other a long we're going to see this through together. time. i think it's best he stays where he is. >> do you feel vindicated for what you wrote in that book? >> for me it's all about just doing the right thing and finally just telling the truth. i'm still very sorry for -- i'll be sorry for the rest of my life for what i did. i lied, cheated, lied to everybody, my family, my friends. >> you knew you cheated? >> yes. >> at the time -- when lance armstrong said at the time he did not consider it cheating, something this delicious could only come from nature. did you all feel that way or did you feel you were cheating? >> i knew i was cheating. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners,

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back now at 7:43 with absolutely. it's true. >> u.s. anti-doping agency has "today's" money. have you noticed your paycheck is a bit smaller in 2013? called the doping program on the culprit, the reinstated lance's teams, that you were part of for several years, the most sophisticated, organized social security payroll check. sharon epperson is cnbc's and professionalized doping scheme in the history much sports. last night, lance said it was pretty simple and conservative. financial correspondent. it can make a difference for a who is telling the truth? lot of people. let's start with the basics. >> maybe it's somewhere in between. i don't know if it was the most payroll tax cut, what does it go sophisticated. it's hard to tell. to pay for? you know, there's a lot of -- we >> social security and medicare. this is what the government uses don't know. to fund those programs. this isn't exactly a cut. there's a lot of other it's actually the end of a situations, lot of other teams holiday that we experienced. out there that haven't been investigated like us. >> for a lot of people, it feels i think we were definitely close to the top. like a tax cut? let's put it that way. >> for years he doped and he >> it certainly does feel like a tax hike. lied about it and he crushed after the recession, the government decided we want to try to stimulate the economy. anyone who got in his way. we'll give folks a break and does lance armstrong deserve to lose everything because of what he has now admitted? lower it. it went from 6.2% to 4.2%. >> all his results, when he was now it's back where it started. >> and congress decided not to taking performance-enhancing drugs, absolutely. my results need to be wiped out as well.

and i -- hopefully, that will decrease it because they felt happen some day. >> no winners here? >> no winners. that the economy was strong no winners. it's sad. enough? it's a really sad story. it may sound small to some but and i'm still ashamed of it. doesn't feel small to a lot of i think i will be for the rest people. of my life. >> we're talking about 160 but now moving forward, i'm just million people that are affected by this. the average worker will feel doing the right thing and i feel like a $700 loss in income for fantastic today for finally the year. doing the right thing, telling and biweekly check, that will the truth. and i think lance moving forward, he will feel a lot really hit you. better about himself. $50,000, it will go down by $38 obviously it's going to be -- it's a whole new world for him. every two weeks. but i think he will feel pretty >> is there a quick and easy way good. >> has he reached out to you, by to calculate how much you're the way? going to lose if you're in the >> he has not. >> you have not received a phone mood to do that? call from lance? >> you actually just calculate >> no. >> do you expect it? >> i don't know. i don't know. again, he needs to apologize to a lot of other people before he your wages by 0.2. apologizes to me. >> tyler hamilton, thanks for coming in this morning. >> thank you. >> i appreciate it. >> do you have some tips for us it's good to see you. as to what the best way to we'll have more coming up, handle this is? >> it will take a lot of including an exclusive interview with the live strong charity discipline from a lot of people. you were used to this and now ceo. you don't have it anymore. first, willie is in for natalie start with juadjusting your this morning. >> good morning, everyone. violence and confusion at a

withholding. you want a little bit more in your paycheck every time. to do that, you need to double-check your withholding. go to the irs calculator and michelle kosinski has the latest. good morning. >> hi, willie. it is still just as difficult to make sure you have the get confirmed information. some say it is still ongoing. withholding allowances properly. yesterday the algerian army >> is the worksheet pretty good? raided the facility. people don't mind overpaying, they don't want to owe at the reports there say at least six end of the year. >> that is another thing. hostages were killed, others you have to be very careful when escaped. a u.s. official has been quoted you do that that you don't owe as saying some americans did at the end of the year. just double-check where you are. you may want to talk to a cpa or escape, but some are still a tax professional to see if you unaccounted for. are really withholding enough. what is known at this bp gas the other thing you want to do is check all of the fees. so many of us put everything on facility in a remote desert is automatic pilot. there may be things you're that algerian army tried to free paying for that you no longer use, like my netflix account hostages held by a heavily armed that i had to double-check and islamic gang. some militants were killed and make sure i was using it as so were some hostages. much. look at your credit card and see what the rates are there. you may be able to lower your rate. if you have a higher rate card, algerian officials say at least six others were wounded. don't use that one. use the one with the lower rate. some hostages managed to escape. >> good advice. sharon epperson, good to see you

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>> all right, todd, thank you but fairly quiet. very much. the important part of it is -- temperatures will be in the upper 30's. ♪ imaginary lover >> hello. how are you? >> hi, baby, it's me. >> reporter: manti te'o is not talking. but that's not stopping lots of people from weighing in. >> she was a made-up girl. >> imaginary girlfriend. >> picture in picture looking for a 22-year-old woman. >> that's your latest weather. >> really shocked. >> very happily in love with a savannah? new girl now. >> thanks, al. >> now to that bizarre hoax she's a wealthy princess from involving notre dame star manti te'o and the missed signs that nigeria. >> reporter: in his hometown near honolulu, people say manti his girlfriend didn't really exist. te'o is a victim. john yang has the story from >> we know manti and we know he south bend, indiana. wouldn't do that. good morning to you, john. >> reporter: and on the notre >> reporter: good morning, dame campus, support. savannah. not only are people asking how >> i hope he was a victim, some someone like manti te'o could be misunderstanding. >> reporter: on the internet -- >> hello, everyone. in a long-term relationship and i would like to finally introduce you to my boyfriend. never meet the person face to >> reporter: tim tebow's face, some are asking how could the people around him not know tebowing has been replaced by

his girlfriend never existed? manti te'o te'o'ing. it's another day of silence for >> what are you doing? >> proposing to my girlfriend. manti te'o. now there's renewed scrutiny i think she's going to say yes. about what he said in the past >> reporter: and on twitter, you about his dead girlfriend, who think manti te'o's sad now? never existed. according to notre dame just wait till he finds out officials, te'o told him he first learned of the hoax on about santa claus. december 6th. and the s.e.c. conference, real still, he spoke publicly about her death two days after that on national television at the football, real girlfriends. heisman trophy ceremony. >> the woman that we know to be does not exist. >> i'll never forget the time i they took pictures of another found that my girlfriend passed gal and said it was her. away. >> the sports illustrated cover this other player says he knew the other person. story on te'o, days after the >> reporter: what began on sports channels is now across the dial. notre dame star said his >> the girl that everyone girlfriend died of leukemia. thought it was. >> reporter: the mystery is >> if he was acting, he should going to make this story only be nominated for every oscar bigger and keep going because category in the country. that's what media likes. media will keep going on. >> reporter: in retrospect, the it will be in the story day magazine went with the story, number four, day number five. despite discovering warning >> reporter: for the late-night flags like the lack of a funeral comics it's manti mania. notice or obituary. >> could open up a new branch of >> some of these little things that popped up, we rationalized fantasy football. >> i demand that everyone in be away because i spent four days with people talking about this dead girl. >> reporter: reviewing his tape-recorded interviews, he now

given a fake girlfriend. notices te'o stapmerred when >> she was really hot. >> the biggest hoax involving notre dame since they were ranked number one in the nation. asked when they met. >> she was very real to a lot of >> reporter: media experts say that the jokes will continue as people in a lot of different places from hawaii to california a digital conversation for much to south bend. of today. >> reporter: meanwhile, matt? >> kerry sanders in florida for attention is shifting to a us. kerry, thank you very much. friend of te'o's, ronaiah of course, there were rumors yesterday that we might hear from manti te'o in an interview last night and a news conference yesterday. both those things went away. >> surprise we haven't heard tuiasosopo. my heart goes out to manti and from him. he didn't actually get out in front of this. his family, though never now he could blunt it a little specifically mentioning the bit by saying something. websites allegation about his >> he had a fake press son. conference yesterday. >> just not going to let up, are tuiasosopo hasn't responded to requests for comment. he played football in high you? >> no, he is not. coming up, the ceo of school. livestrong and the future that his coach describes him as a have organization after your good, well disciplined kid. local news. been all fun and games >> a big smile on his face. here at the hutchison household. kind of person you want to be but one dark stormy evening... around, kind of kid you want your kid to be like, the way he she needed a good meal and a good family. is in school and the way he is as a person. so we gave her purina cat chow complete. >> reporter: he once auditioned it's the best because it has something for all of our cats! for "the voice" but failed to and after a couple of weeks she was part of the family.

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7:56. >> good morning, everyone, a very busy start this morning. northbound 95 at 260 the shutdown due to a multi-vehicle crash and is causing delays in both directions. this is what it looks like. coming up, the ceo of the those are the northbound lanes charity lance armstrong founded at 216. speaks out. eastbound 70 toward the beltway, and a dog that looks like a we are dealing with delays due simpson's character? to an earlier accident prior to we'll introduce you to tuna, after your local news. pleasures can simply hurt. the belt way. 40 minutes on the outer loop northeast side and 17 on the the sadness, anxiety, the loss of interest. west side and the rest of the major roadways do not see much except made -- regular volume. the fatigue and aches and pains. the harrisburg expressway is depression hurts. just tapping the brakes. >> good morning, everyone. cymbalta can help with many symptoms of depression. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens, most of the snow missed last by you have unusual changes in behavior or thoughts of suicide. which is good but there are a couple of snow flurries out antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, there especially in the northwest suburbs. and young adults. cymbalta is not for children under 18. otherwise, breezy, cold, and people taking maois, linezolid or thioridazine or with quiet. the wind chills are running in

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hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. although the sky is blue and the sun is peeking out, it's cold here in new york city. officials are investigating what caused the blaze. let's check in your friday >> sure is. morning commute. >> got some people out here on the plaza, bundled up against >> good morning, a really rough the wind and the cold. we thu thank them for stopping ride out there as you make your by. we've come out to say hi. way out on eastbound 70 toward i'm matt lauer, along with the beltway. savannah guthrie and mr. al we continue to attract an roker. all right. so we now know that lance accident prior to the beltway. armstrong has admitted to years of doping and lying. you can see how heavy it is, he says he knows there will be a prior to the beltway with lot of people who will be angry traffic this way from marriott and disappointed in him. does that include the man who is the president and ceo of the rockville. charitable foundation created by sville. lance armstrong, livestrong? that man is doug ulman and he 100 aid is looking pretty good will join us in a couple of and 29 is pretty good shape. minutes. so many questions about the future of that foundation. 90 minutes on the western outer he will join us for an exclusive loop. we're starting to develop delays interview in a couple of minutes. >> a lot to talk to him about and 90 found -- a 95 south. and a lot to talk to jessica watch for an accident in edgewood. ch chastain about. she has a scary new movie that >> good morning, it will be a actually gave me a nightmare last night after i watched it. we will catch up with her in a breezy and cold start for us on this friday but relatively few minutes. >> freaky.

quiet. >> it's scary. >> oh, man. this no missed as to the south all right. to switch gears a little last night but a few snow flurries are around but nothing bit, two young cousins, putting of consequence. down little pearls of wisdom. it is 29 in westminster and the for example, don't keep saying please if someone says no. wind chest -- and the wind i wish my kids would listen to chills are running in the low 20's. that. they actually lost their book we expect a high of about 39 but it inspired the young man degrees. who found it to track them down and give it back to them. it's a really great story. temperatures will not be too bad over the weekend, mid-40's, but >> it is. very heartwarming. natalie is off today. an arctic front goes through sunday night and there could willie geist is over at the news desk. willie, take it away. >> okay. good morning, everyone. lance armstrong says his mythic story was, quote, one big lie. he has now admitted that he cheated in all of his seven tour de france victories. in an interview with oprah winfrey that aired thursday night, he says he used performance-enhancing drugs and that doping was common in the cycling culture. 48 hours ago, notre dame star linebacker manti te'o arguably was the most marketable player in the nfl draft.

now that is threatened because of a hoax about his girlfriend that never existed. questions remain whether he was involved in the hoax or is a victim. he has been projected as a top ten pick. officials in chicago this morning are exhuming the body of a lottery winner. urooj khan decide as he was about to collect his lottery winnings. a family member's call for an investigation led to the discovery that he was poisoned with cyanide. authorities are hoping an autopsy will provide some new answers. toyota has settled the first in a group of hundreds of pending wrongful death and injury lawsuits involving sudden acceleration by toyota vehicles. the auto giant reached an

undisclose undisclosed settlement agreement for a couple who died when their camry careened into a wall. chase and pnc are coming up with atm machine that is spit nfl team that drafts him. if he can be faked out that out $1 and $5 bills. easy, huh? ball carrier, hey, there's your a 12-pound nugget in australia that could be worth girlfriend. more than $300,000. where? >> jay leno and the other that prospector is choosing to remain anonymous. late-night comics making light al paccino is set to take on of that hard to believe story the role of late penn state head manti te'o. the notre dame star isn't talking about it yet. coach joe paterno. everyone else seems to be. >> you just knew it was going to this by the director to directed show up in late night and many other place. >> absolutely. it's january 18th, 2013. i'm savannah guthrie alongside him in skgs scarface." matt lauer. two young cousins with rules recovering from vocal cord to live by, 158 of them. they wrote them down very carefully in a little notebook surgery, he sang the that they then lost.

the words in that notebook so appropriately titled "speak for me." inspired that young man that he went out of his way to track down the owners of that book. ♪ we'll meet them all, coming up. they've become a real hit online. >> that's cool. then lance armstrong, of course, is a hero to so many people, including cancer survivors. a lot of them are heartbroken to hear that he did, in fact, >> sounds pretty good. he also tweeted this photo of cheat. what will happen to all the support shown to armstrong's him on a stage that read "and cancer foundation, livestrong? we're back." >> got to see him about a month we will ask the ceo in an and a half ago, playing guitar exclusive live interview just ahead. for bruce springsteen. have you got the winter pretty cool. you have all these things you want to do. >> i've done eight. >> eight out of the 40? blublue blues? >> yes. >> "today" is one of them? >> one of them. >> check them off. shorter days, colder nights. all right. let's find out what you've got going on for your weather of what one group is doing to try to cheer you up. the day. pick city of the day, holy first lady will be sporting a brand new hairstyle for the toledo! temperatures 35 degrees. as we look on the satellite radar, there goes the tropical -- i should say winter inauguration. kristen well keker is at the wh storm moving off the atlantic house with that story.

coast. >> reporter: she unveiled that lot of sunshine making its way through the south. hairstyle just in time for the lake-effect snow and clipper snow coming across the great inauguration. everything she does will be lakes later on today. under a microscope. look for some morning snow the first lady hit the town thursday night to celebrate her leaving new england. high surf advisories along 49th birthday, and her new do. earlier, she took to twitter to central california's coast. showcase this sleek new look, and air stagnation advisories just in time for the start of continue in the pacific her husband's second term. northwest. birthday girl. and the buzz over her bangs was caroline. where are you from? >> we live here in the city. immediate. >> very nice. "people" magazine tweeted guess >> good morning. who's turning 49 with bangs? yep. bday girl @michelleobama with a it will be a chilly day today new cut. but fairly quiet. vanity fair weighed in saying temperatures will be in the there's just no other way to put upper 30's. this. got bangs? she made her marks a fashion risk taker donning a white chiffon gown. setting expectations exceedingly high this time around. >> every time she walks through the door of the white house out into the public, she knows that all eyes are on her.

>> reporter: the first lady's office is mum about what you should be on a smucker's michelle obama will be wearing jar, 100 years old, bowdoin next monday. but one thing is certain. her choice could mean big money for the lucky designer. college. >> it's almost like holding a >> the mascot is over there. lottery ticket when mrs. obama >> polar bear somewhere. there's one over here. wears a certain designer's grmt >> who's the polar bear? to a very high-profile event. >> their mascot is a polar bear. the stock price can rise well >> i thought you were calling me over 1%. >> reporter: also under a polar bear. scrutiny, her agenda. >> somebody is a little sensitive. >> okay. an official close to the first thanks, al. lady says she and her team are glad we worked this out. coming up next, a lot of in the process of developing a people are talking about the lance armstrong confession. many people feel betrayed. coming up, we'll talk to the ceo of livestrong, the charity foundation that lance armstrong founded. what does he think about all this? we'll ask him in a live, exclusive interview after this.

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from the ceo of livestrong foundation. can make jerks bigger jerks and humanitarians bigger humanitarians and she wanted to know what fame had done to him. >> i would say i was both. and we saw both. and now we're seeing certainly more of the jerk part than the activist, the humanitarian, the philanthr philanthropist, the leader of the foundation. i am deeply flawed. we all have our own flaws, but if the magnifying glass is normally this big, i made it this big because of my actions and because of my words and because of my attitude and my defiance. and i'm paying the price for it. and that's okay. you know, i deserve this. i see the anger in people. i see people -- >> anger and disappointment. >> and betrayal. >> betrayal. >> it's all there. and these are -- these are people that supported me,

believed in me, believed me. not just believed in me, but believed what i was saying. and they have every right to feel betrayed. and it's my fault. >> doug ulman is the ceo of the livestrong foundation and lance armstrong's long-time friend. he is with us now exclusively. mr. ulman, thank you for joining us. >> good morning, matt. >> you watched that interview as a friend, but also as the ceo of a foundation that is built on this guy, built on his reputation and his accomplishments. now those accomplishments have been proven to be a fraud. take me through the process of watching it as the ceo. >> well, obviously, it was incredibly difficult. the whole situation is very sad. and there's been frustrating times. watching it was hard. it was hard.

yet i have to watch it through the prism of the work of the foundation and through the resilience that i've come to know from millions of cancer survivors and people who have been touched by our work. so, at a certain level, matt, there was a little sense of relief because our organization today can finally move beyond this topic and this issue. >> can it really move beyond it, mr. ulman? it's built on lance armstrong. if lance armstrong is a fraud, do you expect people to be waking up this morning saying, yeah, i'm going to continue to donate money to livestrong? >> well, you know, listen, i met lance armstrong because of my cancer journey. and through our cancer advocacy work. over the course of the last d k decade, i've seen the generous support, both personal, financial, time, energy of million

millions of people who have been touched by cancer. and that's what this organization is all about. lance decrcreated it before he won the tour. lance gave us this platform. and it's our responsibility and our opportunity to take this forward. >> because you've known him for so long and because you are the guy who has to run this foundation, can you look me in the eye and say that even before you heard the words coming out of his mouth last night, you didn't already know the truth? >> well, matt, what i can tell you is that i knew in october. when that report came out, it was pretty clear to the world what had happened. and hearing it last night again was very difficult. >> and even before october, did you have very, very strong suspicions that, in fact, all the allegations were true? >> you know, i think the intensity over the last year, as it picked up, you know, did

thoughts wander into my mind? of course. but october was the point in time when i think we all came to that realization. >> you mentioned lance's work with people with cancer. you're a cancer survivor. back when you were young, i know you got an e-mail, encouraging e-mail from lance armstrong. how do you square these two sides? how do you square the guy who lied and cheated and betrayed his teammates and then bullied people to keep that lie going with the guy who has done the work he has done for cancer survivors? >> you know, again, the prism with which i have had exposure has been through the foundation and through the cancer advocacy work. and so it's a very different prism. it's a different view. you know, i've been hearing from so many people this week, as you might imagine. someone who i respect so greatly, an oncologist in harlem

who has fought for justice in care says sometimes great things come from imperfect origins. that's what i was thinking about last night when i watched this show. and i think it's so appropriate and so true. >> so livestrong will remain viable? it will continue? you have no fears of that? >> absolutely. will there be challenges ahead? for sure. but we are buoyed by the support of literally millions of people, by the support of great programs and partners, partners like nike, who have recommitted their support. we are going to be in a challenging situation for a period of time. but the mission is so important, we're open for business today. and if people out there need our services, are battling cancer, dealing with the practical, emotional, physical side effects, we want them to call us. we're here to serve. >> doug ulman, i know it's a difficult morning for you and all the folks at livestrong, but thank you for taking the time to join us. >> thank you so much. up next on a much different

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we are back at 8:19 and jessica chastain is on a roll. she just won a golden globe for her role in "zero dark thirty." she has another movie, her supernatural thriller "mama." jessica chastain, good morning to you. we'll talk about this scary movie in a moment. first, congratulations are in order. >> oh, thank you so much. i'm still not quite used to it. it's been within this week that the golden globes happened and it's an everyday kind of -- i replayed it in my mind. that happened, that happened. >> you're flying back and forth to l.a. and new york. are you keeping the statue in your carry-on bag, taking it out and admiring it? >> no. it's like i have it leading me,

walking into the theater with my golden globe. >> good accessory. in your speech you talked about how hard you worked to get to that moment. people may have the impression, wow, suddenly you're everywhere, one of those overnight successes that actually took years and years. >> yeah. i think everyone has that impression when someone bursts on to the scene. for me, i mean, i went and studied in college, i did a lot of theater, lot of guest spots. >> you even talk about the chastain curse. >> yeah. >> tell me about that. what does that mean? >> we used to joke that there was something called a chastain curse. when i started getting parts in films, it would get delayed for some reason. the studio would get sold. they would put my movie on the shelf i jokingly called 2011 my reel because i had seven movies kind of come into the public at that point. >> i know you're really savoring those moments.

you got the call from kathryn bigelow to star in "zero dark thirty." >> yes. >> you still have the voicemail? >> it's still saved on my cell phone, november 21st at 1:04 pm is when she called me and left that voicemail. >> it's getting a lot of critical acclaim, stirring a lot of controversy as well. kathryn bigelow did not get nominated for best director for the film. do you think that's a direct result of this controversy, that some people feel that it overemphasizes the use of those h harsh interrogation technique that is a lot of people consider torture? >> i don't know. when i found out she didn't get nominated it really felt like an arrow into my heart. so much of my performance is because of her and her trust in me and her guidance in playing the role. i'm excited to be part of a film that creates a conversation. kathryn bigelow released a statement to the l.a. times two days ago, brilliantly written. and she says perhaps we should start to focus on the government officials who implemented the

policy, which i find that a really good point. >> let's take a turn, talk about "mama." i have a clip. it's a little scary. take a look. >> what's wrong? what's under the bed? [ screaming ] >> where is jessica chastain in that movie? that dark hair. >> come into the movie theater and i realized immediately i was getting typecast as the perfect mother, the perfect devoted wife. and it was like the stubborn person in me was like, you cannot put me in a box. you can't typecast me. i'm going to play guitar in a punk band who is selfish and doesn't like kids.

>> we're seeing you in so many different scenarios. jessica chastain, always a pleasure to see you. congratulations again. >> thank you. >> now here's matt. working very hard to make people a little bit happier. here is nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: in boston, the morning commute for many is a rush hour of shuffling feet, crowded platforms, poker faces. not exactly the recipe for warm and fuzzy. >> hi. good morning. >> reporter: in a series of social experiments, as they're called -- >> welcome to boston. >> reporter: bostonians are now being gently squeezed. >> good morning. happy friday. would you like an orange? >> thank you very much. >> have a fabulous day. >> reporter: to smile. >> i saw them coming up and i had a big smile. >> reporter: this day, oranges on the t. >> say hi to people around you. >> reporter: there have also been high fives at fenway. ♪ if you're happy and you know

it clap your hands ♪ >> reporter: acapelas in those quiet awkward elevator times. a suicide prevention nonprofit, friendly reminders of the power of connection. >> it's amazing when you give someone a smile and a greeting, nine times out of ten, you get that back in return and that really does make a difference. >> reporter: volunteering for samaritans has been a life changer for 17-year-old jessica krueger, who says depression hit her as a ninth grader but with help she found her way out. >> saying hello to one extra stranger or giving someone a nod is so important to someone who may be struggling for whatever reason. >> reporter: an orange and a smile aren't cures for something as serious as depression, but samaritan volunteers are convinced these simple little gestures are enough to make the city brighter. since starting these surprise

moments, they say it's gotten easier to sell a smile. >> there is power in that smile. it made us feel better. that positivity feeds on itself. >> reporter: in the fifth largest metropolitan area in the country, invisibility is a reality. but one samaritan hopes to change. >> our life is about connections to other people. and i think a lot of times on our daily commutes and our daily lives, we're very disconnected. some people go out of their way to make you smile. >> thank you. >> if not, a touch happier. for "today," ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> hope that catches on in a lot of cities. coming up next, hottest online videos of the past week. >> good morning, the time is 8:26. let's get a check on your commute. >> i wish i had better news for

northbound 95 in howard county but it remains bumper-to-bumper past 216 where we have an accident taking up the right blend of those delays continue toward the beltway. it is 9 miles per hour on average and is affecting southbound traffic. take 295/route 1 or even 29 as your alternate. traffic is at a standstill. on eastbound 70, we are holding on to some delays toward 29. a little bit of improvement closer to the beltway and there is an accident at rossdale boulevard, 30 minutes on the north side and 21 minutes on the west side and we're just starting to see some jfx delays toward 28 st.. >> good morning, yesterday it was clouds and this morning is a lot of sunshine. some lake effect snows at been

evident. there is some snow on the jersey shore and today we will have a mix of sun and clouds and it feels colder because of the wind. the winds are northwest attend but gusts have been stronger. we have a big area of high pressure and we have a little bit of a brazen that is coming out of the northwest. the temperatures will be in the 30's today with a mix of sun and clouds and maybe a snow flurries or two. some of the wind gusts will be stronger than 20 and warmer on the weekend backup bank ever joining us and we're back with an update at 8:56.

8:30 now on this friday morning, the 18th of january, 2013. wow, i almost got run over. that is a new bike. it's a bike. it can go -- >> i'm here to pick you up. >> we're walking here! >> carry on. nothing to see here. nothing to see here. that little bike can go 1,800 miles on a gallon of gas or equivalent of it. we'll have more fun with katie and her tech gadgets coming up. all right. also ahead, rules to live by, like don't get into other people's business. and don't fight -- these are written by two cousins, 8 and 10 years old. they lost the book they wrote them in. that young man found it. we'll tell you why he was so moved by what he found in that book that he went out of his way to return it to those young ladies. >> don't bite the dentist.

>> note to self. note to self. >> hottest clicks of the week. vote with you have a returning champion or new one. flowbie ponytail. >> we are looking for today's stars of tomorrow. perhaps your child is the next p picasso in the making or your daughter is a great inventor. send us a video. we can showcase their talent right here on "today." go to today.com for all the details. let's say hello to kate mclaughlin, voted off the b"the biggest loser." good morning to you, kate. there's a lot less of you. you've lost 19 pounds on the ranch. how much have you lost overall now? >> 53 pounds. >> i understand you are training for a marathon. >> i am, yes. i'm up to seven miles. >> wow! >> you kind of changed the entire way you eat, haven't you? >> yes. >> what are the biggest changes? >> the biggest changes, i do not

eat out after the gym. it used to be called fat tuesday, kind of a joke. you are running errands after your gym workout. you go get something to eat. now it is fit tuesdays, protein shake and an apple with me. >> you had some professional modeling shots done. why was that so important? >> i did have some professional modeling shots done. it was so important to me because it was something i always wanted to do. i never had the courage or the confidence. and after being on "the biggest loser," they taught me that it really doesn't matter how big or small you are. it matters how you feel about yourself and that you deserve good things. >> kate, you definitely do. "the biggest loser" airs mondays, 8:00, 7:00 central. so proud of you. thanks for stopping by. >> thanks >> good morning. it is going to be a breezy and chilly day in baltimore. it will feel like it is in the 20's

al, thank you. >> see, i do that all the time. >> not so much fun when everybody else has to do it, is it? >> no problem moving inside. we're all in tip-top physical condition. really, no problem at all. >> you want me to do this? >> no, i've got it. all right, al. >> somebody turn the fan on. >> top clicks, favorite viral video of the week. kind of have a dads theme going here this week. >> howdy doody. >> winner from last week, if we can have a drum roll, please.

daddy and i know it. this was your favorite, father of five finds time to parody's lmfao's "sexy and i know it" ♪ i work out i got diapers in my hands and i ain't afraid to show it show it show it ♪ ♪ i'm a daddy and i know it >> that's our winner from last week. but has some stiff competition this week. click number two, a dapsi idanc toddler who stole the show from his dad. singer coffey was doing a show in texas when his 17-month-old son, ethan, decided to bust a move. this one is too cute. good moves. >> his mom is a dancer, right? >> professional dancer. has been in videos with rihanna and others. clearly, it's in the genes and he already has some moves. >> click number three, a vacuum ponytail. frightening at first, but

apparently effective. >> no. >> gets the scrunchie on the end of the vacuum cleaner and sucks out a ponytail. >> very clever. >> revolutionary. it will change the way we think about hair care. >> someone is going to market this. >> next generation of the flowbie. if you come across this cat on a street corner, playing three card monty, just walk away. he's a ringer. kiddo has mastered the shell game. to think he was abab doned by two different owners before finding a home and a place to practice his craft. let's see it, what have you got? boom, got it. kiddo, the cat, master of the shell game. those are your choices this week, all four of them. go to our website, today.com. vote for your favorite. the choices again, i'm daddy and i know it, reigning champion, baby steals the show. daddy's perfect ponytail and

stump the kitty. >> any favorites here on the couch? >> number three. >> number three? i think so, too. >> i like the cat at the end. >> i like the little kid dancing. i'm a sucker. >> you're a softy. coming up next, two young cousins' precious rules of life written down. but then they were lost in a parking lot. how they got their book back. but first this is "today" on nbc. [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller.

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back now at 8:38 with rules to live by according to two young cousins. they wrote them down in a notebook and thought they lost it in a parking lot and it was gone forever. >> walmart employee remained ay flores read that book and was so inspired he decided to try to return it to its owners.

good morning. nice to see you. raymond, what was it? you look at this book. it was ofl written by children. you could tell that. here were these simple rules. what made you decide you had to get this book back to the people who wrote it? >> you can see some of the rules are very simple and childish, no poking, no squeezing. and then there are very meaningful ones, about the book, too, like don't color in the rule book. be nice to books. and what really got me the most was rule 154, to protect this book. >> and you did protect the book by finding its true owners. that's not an easy thing to do. did it have their names in it? >> nothing at all. no clue to whose it could possibly be. my brother, paul, figured out a way to get it out to the media. we called a few news stations and overnight it was all over the internet. >> isabella, you put a lot of work in this book. i've looked through it. how long did it take you to do this? >> two weeks. >> 158 rules to live by. how did it make you feel to know that this guy was so inspired by

what you wrote that he went out of his way to find you? >> it made us feel good. >> good and -- >> felt like you had really written something that made a difference for someone? >> yeah. >> how did you guys come up with your rules? 158 are a lot of rules. how did you think of all of them? >> we look around us and see what happens around us and stuff. >> and our parents and our moms tell us not to do stuff like that. >> so you write it down in the rule book so you can remember? >> yeah. we go to our grandma's every wednesday and we remember the rules and we write. >> let me read off a couple. no talking back. listen. try to make things fair. don't bite the dentist. i don't know, how did that one come up? >> i was going to the dentist. >> okay. don't eat when your mouth is numb. don't color on people and here

is an important one, don't text and drive at the same time. do you have a favorite? >> well, i have two favorites. don't bite the dentist and no texting while you're driving. >> how did you guys feel, number o one, when you lost the book and then when you got it back? were you really happy? >> yeah. >> i thought i would never get it back, but i did. >> do you always live by the rules or do you sometimes maybe mess up a little bit? >> sometimes we mess up a little bit. >> at home. >> do you want to add a rule to the book? >> when i found the book, 158 was empty. so i asked them if i could join their little club of the rules and they let me fill out 158. i wrote stay in school. if i could add another one, i would say be compassionate. >> and don't underestimate the power of two young ladies. >> and don't underestimate the

power of either. >> first this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on eat smart "today," diet books. when it comes to weight loss, one size does not fit all. how do you pick the right plan for you? madeliyn fernstrom joins us. how do you pick the criteria? >> four easy criteria, based on scientific information, not just one study. secondly, written by people with health credentials. the third is that it's easy to understand. you could really implement this and fourth not promising a quick fix. you're in it for the long hall. >> we've got five categories of diet books. this is just the facts, ma'am?

>> just the facts, this is based on a government partnership of dash dietary approaches to stop hypertension, modified to actually provide a weight loss solution. it's varied. there's no deprivation, all kinds of foods, step by step. scientific background. and thinner this year, written by a nutrition scientist and story teller. you're getting a snapshot of all the scientific background. >> next category is step by step. if you want directions, eat this, not that basically. >> if i don't want a lot of background, tell me what to do, written by physicians, aarp new american diet. don't be put off by the fact that aarp, thinking it's for 50 or older. it's well balanced, american and mediterranean eating. shred, typical kind of snacks around 100 calories. breakfast, lunch, dinner, two snacks. here is what you eat how you do it. and mix and match. this is good when you say tell me what to do. >> that looks like diet food. and if you love to cook but you've got to diet, these books

are for you. >> this is not for beginners. you have to shop for the stuff, prepare the stuff. if you want to cook the parisian diet, eat to lose, eat to win. and even smart chef stay thin. lot of things you could make at home. if you would feel deprived if you're not having that experience, these are great for you. >> the next category of books getting more to the root causes of why we overeat. >> right. this is the group for people who are walking encyclopedias of why am i not losing weight? train your brain to get thin, diet dropouts guide. dropout is a good word. these are strategies of how you can reconnect, change your views of food. i've added al's book of never goin' back. someone who has had severe obesity, gained and lost more than 100 pounds, surgery as a tool and lifestyle did not work for him until he changed his relationship with food. so this is for emotional eaters and really inspiring. you can get a lot of go-to

information. and it can work with other diet books as well. >> i'm partial to this author, that's for sure. and then finally, kind of the updated classics for 2013. >> oldies, but goodies. always sound information. mayo clinic diet written by a group of experts or volumetrics, eat more food when you pump it up with water, air, fiber. a teeny bit of quarter of a cup of ravens or a whole cup of grapes. these are classics. they're good ones. it's most important that one size does not fit all. know yourself and pick a volume and a book you'll connect with. >> madelyn fernstrom, very good advice for us. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. you can head to today.com for more information on these books. a calorie-freeway to enjoy your favorite drink. but first this is "today" on nbc.

8:49 now. we've got "today's" trends of 2013. it's going to be a big year when it comes to technology, especially in areas like transportation and medicine. katie lynendahl, talk dirty to me blog.

my favorite blog. >> this is a hybrid electric bike, believe it or not. three different ways to power. you can actually power. there are solar panels right on the ruth and lithium ion batteries. you want a little electric, a little boost, no problem. >> 30 miles per charge, takes two hours to charge. 1,800 miles on the equivalent of one gallon of gasoline? >> one gallon. this isn't made by gm or audi. this is made by north carolina start-up company that actually has sold over 72 units to date, will start delivering in march. >> how much? >> $4,000, which is kind of pricey. >> right. >> you're saving a lot of money not purchasing gas over the years. >> for medical technology, big year as well. >> yes. >> this is irobot rpvita. >> come meet us. a patient in a hospital can't get a particular doctor, bring

that doctor right into the room, have a conversation with that doctor. there are two lenses on the top here that can get an upclose, personal look at the patient. you can make private calls on, stethoscope on the other side. this is just amazing. >> are these in use right now? >> they are. this is the first autonomous bot, running down the hallways, not bumping into anything. >> and you can read its handwriting, which is always good. this one here helps doctors and nurses find the vein when they want to take blood. >> exactly. very traumatizing for anybody that goes in and they can't actually find the vein. using dlp technology. you can see quickly, now hospitals are reporting they can find the vein on the first try. >> especially when you've got a young patient. i've had that with my daughter where they couldn't find the vein. >> poking them with the needle. vein viewer. >> we talk about concussions in sports in 2012. >> yes. >> this helps doctors and coaches know when the hit has been severe.

>> absolutely. very hot on this gadget right now. big spotlight on concussions. this is a high-tech mouth guard and also a high-tech skin patch you wear behind your ear in conjunction with microsoft technology. these are being used in full practices at games at university of stanford and michigan. there are sensors inside here. you wear this, player gets hit on the field. in real time it will send that data to a coach or clinician saying pull them out. data is too high, impact is too hard. this one day, i hope, makes its way to the nfl. >> i love that one. this one, i read about it twice last night. still have no idea how this works. >> bottom's up. you are actually going to sip this cloud. this is -- >> we have one of our guests here, jumping the gun a bit. that's all right. >> we'll get to you in a second. this is an inhaleable cloud. >> wait, wait, wait. let's go to this one first. come over here. these are the robots. tell me about them. >> these are from posey, actually jumped the gun here.

choreograph your own robot. speaker and this little guy will be on the market for $45. >> how do you turn them off? >> it will turn off in a second. >> and this again? >> this will be out later this year for 165 bucks. it actually allows you to -- >> one more time! >> no, no, don't say that. >> we heard michael jackson so we came over. >> you can consume your favorite beverage without the calories? >> exactly! no calories. >> doesn't this remind you of college? >> this is for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. this is classier than a keg stand. >> how does it work? >> it turns it into a vapor? >> yes, it turns it into a vapor. minimal calories. go ahead and have at it. way better than beer pong. >> wow! that's booze. >> yeah. >> you're supposed to go -- >> yeah. >> how much is this? >> that will be out later this year called lawuf.

>> anybody got cheese noodles? >> first take a look at how the week unfolded. you're not supposed to get the munchies. a helicopter in london hit a crane and plummeted to the ground in a fiery heap. >> at least three americans ambushed and kidnapped in a deadly terror attack in algeria. >> president obama set to launch public support for his gun control efforts. lance armstrong made this confession in an interview he taped with oprah winfrey. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> if he was acting, he should be nominated for every oscar category in the country. i recently met up with justice sotomayor at her childhood church. i wonder what, if anything, you're ambitious for now. >> i haven't finished growing yet. >> the college student celebrating a big win gets nearly trampled until a star player comes to his aid. >> i was going to put him back in his chair. when he got in my arms, he started cheering so i started back cheering with him.

>> curtis "fi'ty cent" jackson. i like to think of us as friends now. >> identical twins who married identical twins. >> be honest, have any of you mistaken your aunt for your mom? >> yes. >> i did not notice that. >> i'm out of here. ♪ >> to a great golden globes. >> love ya.

>> good morning, it is 8:56. two baltimore city police of us are recovering every two-car accident baltimore. the crash happened around 10:00 thursday night near warner street and west ballston street. investigators say police van carrying two officers and a youth volunteer collided head-on with another vehicle for the injuries appeared to be>> yestew

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